Combined kitchen cabinet and sink.



F. LAVAN QOMBINED KITCHEN CABINET AND SINK.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 4. I916. 1,296,670, Patented Mar. 11,1919

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Patented Mar. 11,1919.

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( izzy/5 [ayw FRANK LAVA'N, or GOK AM, oo onAnoI COMBINED KITCHEN CABINET AND sINK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 4, 1918. Serial No.'88,791.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK LAVAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gorham, county of Boulder and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Kitchen- Cabinets, and Sinks; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill en able others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in a combined kitchen cabinet and sink, my

object being to provide a convenient, du-i rable and economical device of this character which shall be more particularly adapted for use in the country or in localities where pressure water systems are not available.

In my improved'construction the cabinet feature includes a tank adapted to be filled with water at intervals; a sink and a tank below the sink, the sink forming a closure for the upper extremity of'the tank and bef ing adapted to discharge 'into the latter,

whereby the water which is caught in the lower tank may be employed for other purposes even though soiled to some extent. In. localities where water is not plentiful this is an important feature, and the water for instance, which is used in the sink for washing dishes and for other purposes, may be discharged-into the tank below, and may be drawn off therefrom and used for such purposes as it maybe available. Another feature of my improvement consists in a hinged drain board which may be detachably connected with either extremity of the sink, the-same being locked in place'after the sink is assembled in cooperative relation with the tank.

Having briefly outlined my improvement,

I willproceed to describe the same in detail, reference being made to the accompanying drawing, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof. In this drawing,

Figure 1 is a section taken approximately on the line 11, Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken approximately on the line 2-2, Fig. 1, looking toward the right.

Fig. 3 is a detail view of the cabinet member of thestructure, shown detached from the sink member.

Fig. i is a detail view of the sink mem. ber looking. in the direction of arrow 4.

Fig. 5 is adetail view'of the drain board.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary top plan view of one corner of the sink.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral '5 designate a sink having beveled side walls adapted to enter the beveled top portion 6 of an unright tank 7. A flange 8 extends around the ends and front of the sink, and the edges of this flange are downwardly and inwardly curved as shown at 9, a hook shaped member 10 thus being formed at each end adapted to receive a rod 12 which is secured to the adjacent portion 13 of a drain'board or member 14. This rod is spaced from the bottom of the drain board by short members 15, so that before the sinkis placed upon the tank, the rod 12 may be made to enter either hook-shaped member 10, the

parts 15 entering vertical slots 16 formed in the end portions of the inner hookshaped edge of'the sink, the drain board being supported in the assembled relation by means of a'chain 17 which is connected at one extremity with an eyebolt 18 in the drain board and at its opposite extremity with a hook or staple 19 attached to one side of the upright cabinet 20 which rests upen' the rear horizontal flange 21 of the sin 1.

-After the drain board has been connected with the sink as just ex lained, the latter may be set into the tank after whichthe draining board is locked in place, since it cannot be moved far enough inwardly to disconnect it from the hook-shaped member 10. When the chain 17- is unhooked The sink contains a central opening 22' formed in a part 23 which is depressed to form a recess 24 which is adapted to receive the exteriorly projecting flange 25 of a depending sleeve or nozzle 26. The joint reamed 'Mar. 11,1919.

between the two flanges is filled with a packing material '27 in order to form a fluid-tight joint, when the valve or stopper 28 is in place. The-member 26 is held in place by means of a closure 29 having an upwardly projecting threaded flange 3O which is screwed upon the exteriorly threaded lower portion of the nozzle, 26. The part 29 is perforated as shown at 31 to allow the water to pass from the sink into the tank below, when the plug ,01' valve 28 is removed. The perforated portion of the device 29 forms a strainer, whereby any solid material which maybe in the sink, is, strained out of the water which is discharged into the tank. This tank contains an openingi-SQ near'its bottom which is nor- ,mally closed by a screw plug .33.. The tank with'the flange of the sink when the apparatus is moved sufficiently away from the wall 88 for the purpose. The eabinet is then held in a horizontal position and after inserting the free extremities of the hooks 36 in the openings 87, the cabinet "is raised to the up right position and during this operation the hook-shaped pins 36 assume the position shown in Fig. 2. Then, as the structure is moved into its proper relative position, whereby the back of the cabinet engagesthe wall 38, the structure will be held securely in place. The bottom ofthexcabinet is also provicled with forwardly located straight pins 48 adapted .to enter recesses .49 in the flange 21, when the cabinet is in the upright position. The straight pins 48 cooperate with V the hook-shaped pins 36 to maintain thecahinet member in place,

The-cabinet 20 contains a water'tank :39-

which is metal-lined as shown at 40 and equipped with a draw-oil" cockor faucet, 41,, the latter being arranged in front and in such a position thatas the valve ott 't'he faucet I is opened, the water willzenter the sink. The

cabinet is further provided with end members 42 and 43 having hinged 'doors 44 and 45. Furthermore, the upperextrem-ity of the water receptacle 39, is equipped with outwardly projecting cars 46 with which a mirrror 47 may be pivotaily connected, whereby the mirror may occupy a forwardly inclined position (see Fig.

From the foregoingdescription the use and operation of my improved structure will be readily understood and neednot be described further in detail. As shown in the drawing, my improvement is so constructed that the drain board may be. locatedat either extrem 'ity of the sink; 7 V r V V p 7 .It .shouldbeeigplained that in connecting the drain board with the hook-shaped flange .10 at. eitherend of the sink, the connectionis made before the sink is in place in theta-ilk, andin ,thisieventvthe drain board is held in the inverted position, approximately as indicated by broken {lines in Fig.1. this position-or whenf' held. at this inclination itwill-be-seen thatzthef rod-.12 be moved into position within the. groove of -.the1-flange,

by virtue of the fact-that the. pants. or :amns'j 15 o:E-.-. the 'Ueshaped )IQd, =enter.-theslots 16 of this flange. 7 As'soon as theirod is in position, assuming that the drain board is arranged as indicated by the broken lines 101" at" an angle of .about e45 degrees, the drain board may then be swung toward the right or in the directionof arrow .5 see Fig. .1), until,

it occupies the fu lilglinewposition in Fig. 1, the 7 parts "15 of the rod ,inovingzinathe siots lfi as wlll be readily understood! Aftcr.- .this is done the chain 157' isconBected with the peat 19 of the cabinet, wherebyitheidrain ,hoard'is supported in operative izelationwith thesink or in positionfor use. ",It Willhe-mnderstodd that the chain extends, rearwardly ,i'romf the dJflil1:bOaTd,;. -SlBCB th6 cabinet. isloctrted in. the ,rear Jo-f the position iofz-t-he. drain board;

vThis arrangement removes the chain irom nterference with the use oft-he .d-r-ain board t g a -way- Iffthe cham x endedi n i the 1 longitudinal-direotion of -:the drain board, it. is ev dent thataitmight interior-e more or less with \the use- 0f the board, but Iby-virtue of the :Eaot that it is joarried-nearwardlly the. direction of the .38 in aondelr that it may be connected with the acabinet,-this difiicuilty isiovencomej. a V

When; the drain board is not inuse the chain .17 hedisconnected from .the cabi- -net,.after vwhich the board allowed toidrop downwardly to the vertical position -.indicated by -dotted lines inF-ig; 1.

Having thus descri-bed my invention, what I .claim is? Y a The combination of zasiiik, aftank forming a sa on 1 for thegs :and having communication thenewith aby'a valvercontrolled iopeningiin the1sink, the latte j-havinga horizontal rearwardly extending flange, :a cabinet detachably connectedwith the saidflange through the medium of hook-shaped :and straight pins adapted .to I enter recesses fon'med. in the flange :for thepurpose.

In testimony whereof I afiix myssignature, in'presence-ofqtwo-witnesses, ,7 p g r FRANK LAVAN. Witnesses:

=GRA E Hs'i'ou,

A. J. OBRI N.

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